Well, I wasn't too sure at first because you said it was never released, so that upload seemed more like an afterthought. "Oh, yeah that never happened, but here's the stuff we recorded regardless, check if you like..." But from the cover art and booklet included it looks like a valid digital release for all intents and purposes. The band seems to regard it as such. So I'd say this is fine to submit.

Well, I wasn't too sure at first because you said it was never released, so that upload seemed more like an afterthought. "Oh, yeah that never happened, but here's the stuff we recorded regardless, check if you like..." But from the cover art and booklet included it looks like a valid digital release for all intents and purposes. The band seems to regard it as such. So I'd say this is fine to submit.

Well, I tried, but it was rejected, as "A Dropbox link isn't useful; the links could be moved or taken down at any given moment". Got it.

Furthermore, the content on Dropbox can normally only be deleted by the one who uploaded it, it's unlikely that it will be deleted by Dropbox itself. So it seems to be more permanent than Mediafire etc. where often even legal uploads are being deleted because Mediafire etc. think they'd be illegal.

Even Bandcamp pages are not any more permanent than Dropbox, also they can be deleted by their owner at any time.

Yes, but the reason behind DropBox's existence is to provide a means of temporary storage - not permanent, everlasting storage. Of course Mediafire links are prone to deletion as well, but I feel it'd be much safer if content was hosted on a medium intended to be permanent, instead of something that's essentially an online locker.

There's actually a report about the band Acrania from Mexico - there's an EP that someone added to them that's actually a UK band with the same name. I went to add the UK band and it was blacklisted. It's certainly metal enough - is the blacklist simply because the EP isn't enough to warrant an entry right now?

Yes, but the reason behind DropBox's existence is to provide a means of temporary storage - not permanent, everlasting storage. Of course Mediafire links are prone to deletion as well, but I feel it'd be much safer if content was hosted on a medium intended to be permanent, instead of something that's essentially an online locker.

(Does this make sense...?)

Not really. DropBox is not less permanent than Mediafire. Sciera has a point, at least Dropbox won't delete your own uploads...

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Markeri, in 2013 wrote:

a fairly agreed upon date [of the beginning of metal] is 1969. Metal is almost 25 years old

This doesn't concern a rejection that has occurred, but I have a general question: say that a band has one or two singles of songs that do not belong on any previous or forthcoming album that fill the criteria for "metalness" where their albums released thus far might not make the cut, and that these singles are the most recent releases by the band in question. Do we accept them based on those singles, or do we need a full-length album of "metal enough" material first?

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I believe it was Confucius who said "Life is merely a series of intervals in which one waits for the next Agalloch album."

Alright, posting in an effort to resubmit the band Sick/Tired.They have a new sound/lineup that is way more metal than before, it is grindcore taking more from the death metal side of things in terms of chugging and winding riffs and the vocals are death growls mixed with screams.new tracks (rabid dogs is a coc cover fyi): http://sick-tired.bandcamp.com/

Greetings!! First of all, please excuse me for my poor English and also typing! I submitted my band, Roaring Empyrean some days age and now I see it's rejected due to the lack of metalness (or whatever you call this issue). I've read your submission rules twice, before submitting my band, but I khnew it had a chance of rejection because of the mixed genres. I tried to (this is my own band) mix two diverse genres in music, New Age and Doom Metal, with ethnic elements. I rely on two phrases from your site's rules now, to try to convince you to accept my band: 1st): "it must have metal riffs" & 2nd): "The metal elements must outweigh the non-metal ones" I want to ask you to listen to these songs from the first, and only one relesed album. And then to re-decide whether to reject it or not: -This is the most metallic song so far: http://www.last.fm/music/Roaring+Empyre ... hs+to+Fade-Also another song with many metal passages: http://www.last.fm/music/Roaring+Empyre ... r+Insanity-This one has the most "doom metal-ish" passages (specially at the endig 3 minutes), and also many non-metal parts: http://www.last.fm/music/Roaring+Empyre ... +in+Misery (in my categorizing) on the new/first album there are 2 songs like the first link, almost completely metal, 2 songs like the second link, many metal parts, 2 songs like the 3rd link, a little here adn a little there, and 3 songs clean of metal riffs (WHICH TO OF THEM ARE THE INTRO & THE OUTRO, first and the 8th track on the album: http://uscu.unitedstudios.ru/2013/01/ro ... heart.html ) Thank you very much for your time!

This isn't even remotely doom metal, or any kind of metal for that matter. The rejection message you got from Morrigan is the one you'd get from any other mod, believe me. There are no "mixed genres" here, this is dark ambient/acoustic/folk that has a gloomy, ponderous atmosphere. That doesn't make it doom metal.

Alright, posting in an effort to resubmit the band Sick/Tired.They have a new sound/lineup that is way more metal than before, it is grindcore taking more from the death metal side of things in terms of chugging and winding riffs and the vocals are death growls mixed with screams.new tracks (rabid dogs is a coc cover fyi): http://sick-tired.bandcamp.com/

This isn't even remotely doom metal, or any kind of metal for that matter. The rejection message you got from Morrigan is the one you'd get from any other mod, believe me. There are no "mixed genres" here, this is dark ambient/acoustic/folk that has a gloomy, ponderous atmosphere. That doesn't make it doom metal.

Regarding Roaring Empyrean, Did you listen to the linked songs I wrote? If no, please do...but if you already did, then just tell me so I'll leave my band's submission for later, when new albums released. Thank you!

I was going to add the band Eastern Orbit from Japan, but they were blacklisted since they were only hard rock. Before 1982 they went under the name of Heavy Metal Army who are featured on the archives but were added and approved after Eastern Orbit had already been rejected.

I was going to add the band Eastern Orbit from Japan, but they were blacklisted since they were only hard rock. Before 1982 they went under the name of Heavy Metal Army who are featured on the archives but were added and approved after Eastern Orbit had already been rejected.

And then what's the problem? If they played Metal under their old name and then changed their name and at the same time (or earlier) changed their genre to Hard Rock, as you say, then everything is as it should be.We consider these 2 manifestations of the band as seperate bands when it comes to the question whether they should get entries.If they hadn't released anything as "Eastern Orbit" they wouldn't have an entry under that name, too.

If you think they haven't changed their sound so much that one manifestation should be allowed and the other shouldn't, please provide us some samples.

Hello, I submitted an old El Paso one man band called CreepShow and it was rejected because of lack of evidence. The photographs of the CD are in the zip folder with the music I provided from my Mediafire account. As for getting ahold of Milo I haven't seen him in years and he is a very anti-social person too but if I ever do see him I will ask him.

Okay thanks! Maybe their next release will be more metal like their live shows, the cover art for their next release is made, they just need to record. Thanks again, when they release their next demo or album, I'll ask again

Hey guys, is it ok to add Caladan Brood now? I know the official release date is still a day away but I can confirm Northern Silence have been shipping the pre-orders from the weekend and it is now also available to buy in the shop http://shop.northern-silence.de/ . I stupidly tried to add them in January without thinking only to be corrected by Azmodes. Thanks.